Southwest Tour:1986-02

1986-02
Stockton 99 Speedway
April 19, 1986
Fin	Driver
1	Ken Boyd (RES)
2	Roger Avants (RES)
3	Loran Kelley (RES)
4	Darryl Gardner (RES)
5	Bob Strandwold (RES)
6	Carl Lux (RES)
7	Frog Trent (RES)
8	John Unger (RES)
9	Roman Calczynski (RES)
10	Ron Esau (RES)

The 1986-02 was a Southwest Tour event held at Stockton 99 Speedway on April 19, 1986. Ken Boyd won his first series race. Twenty-two drivers took the green flag for 100-laps of racing action around the historic paved oval. Ivan Baldwin set fast time with a lap of 13.923 seconds, 65.641 mph in his Conti Trucking Pontiac, but it was Roman Calczynski who started on the pole after an invert of six was drawn. Calczynski, driving the Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet, led the first 18 laps before giving way to Ken Boyd in his Valley Balancing Buick on lap 19.

Boyd would go on to lead the final 81 laps and collect $2050.00 for the win four seconds ahead of Roger Avants. Loran Kelley finished third, with Darryl Gardner and Bob Strandwold rounding out the top five finishers. Carl Lux was sixth, with Frog Trent, John Unger, Calczynski, and Ron Esau rounding out the top ten.

The race was completed in 33 minutes, 4 seconds at an average speed of 45.363mph. There were six caution flags for 27 laps with one lead change between two drivers. Sixteen of the twenty-two starters were running at the end of 100 laps. Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Dodge were all represented in the field and Avants left the race leading the point standings by five markers over Calczynski.